Railroad-train



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RAILROAD TRAIN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

HENRY LATIMERSIMMONS, OF WICKES, MONTANA.

RAILROAD-TRAIN.

mcmcanou forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,360, dated-finch 2c, 1895.

Application flledoctohm' 13, 1894.

To ail whmm it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY La'rmnn SIM- MONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wickes, in the county of J eflferson and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Trains; and

I dohereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art. to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to. railroad trains;

and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, whereby one train may passover another train which it meets or overtakes upon the same track.

I In the drawings: Figure 1 is aside view of two trains in the act of passing each other on the same track. This figure is shown upon two sheets as it could not be placed upon a single one and be'clear. Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the intermediate carriages; and Fig.

' 3 is a plan view of the wheels and axles of the in section. the horizontally-vibrating rail joints; and Fig.

same. Fig. us a side view of part of one of the end cars. Fig. 5 is a side view of one of the longitudiually-slidiugvrail joints, partly Fig. 6 is a plan viewof one of 7 is a side view of the same.

A are the main rails the trains run on. Each train consists of two end cars B having inclined upper portions, and one or more intermediate carriages Cfor containing parcels,

mail matter, freight, passengers, or anything else which can be transported by rail. One of the intermediate carriages may contain a motor, or a motor D may form a part of the train. The motor may be an electric motor, or it maybe worked by steam, gas or any other approved means for obtaining power.

Berial No. 525.824. (Ho model.)

.have plates or shoes to which the upper rails E aresecured, and the bars F form a strong framework which supports the weight of a train when passing over the rails E. The bars F form a rigid support for the rails E, but if desired the end portions of the rails E on the end ears may be supported upon strong to be adjusted, and permitting the rails E to adj nst themselves to irregularities of the road bed under the rails-A.

I are horizontally-vibrating joints in the rails E, to permit them to adjust themselves to curves in the track. 7 The pinsof the joints I are provided with countersunk heads so that the wheels can run over them smoothly. J are longitudinally-sliding joints in the rails E permitting the cars and carriages to which the rails E are attached to move endwise to a limited extent with respect-to each other without breaking the continuity of the rails E. I do not confine myself to any particular form of joints H, I and J,asjoints of any approved form may be use/d provided they will give theirequisite freedom of movement.

The inclination of the end portions of the train may be varied and adapted to the speed at which the trains run and to their weight.

When one train meets or overtakes another .train, one train will run up the rails E, carried by the other train, and' will run along the rails E and descend onto the rails A at the other end of the lower traimasshown in Fig. 1.

The trains have the inclined lower endsof' the train it meets will rise and run up on the rails E of the other train.

What I claim is- 1. A railroad train provided with rails supported above the train and having inclined end portions, said rails being of the some gsge as the main .rsils sud provided with vertically and horisoutslly vibrsting joints sud longitudinally-sliding joints, suhstsu- 5 tislly ss sud for the pn set forth.

2. An end our for: with s supporting framework curried by tire sxles sud eousistingofrigidhsrs snd springs; sud inclined rails, of the ssiegege se the re main rsiis. esrried bythe ssid frs'rnewori 'hnd stsntiilry'ss, sud loft e 'purpoeeset tort 3. An end our for s rsilrued trsiu provided with s'supporting frs'nrework esrried by the :5 sxlqsnd eonsisting oi. rigidhers'snd springs, inclined rsils carried by the said homework, and means foradjusting the ineliustion of the portions oithe said inclined .rsils which provided with verticsll v-llll ifllll'jollltl gllki r lrond train provided are carried bythe ssid springs, substantially sssudfor the purpose set forth. i

4. The eomhinstion, with the stationary main fsils A, of two'trains provided with rsils E of thessn're gage as the main rsils', supported shove the. trains sud having inclined front and rear end portions sud means a 5 :for sdjustin'gthe heights of the said end portion shove the rsils A, whereby one: train msyrise and pass over the other, substantisl lysssehfortthruw In testimony whereof I sflix my signature 0 in preeenoe'of two witnesses.

HENRY LATIMER SIMMONS.

3 Witnesseer J. M. Kmoae, H. Dnxnow. 

